Ingredients
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- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 lb. mushrooms, sliced (your choice of variety)
- 2 cups beef broth/stock
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons cream, divided
- 1 teaspoon whole grain mustard
- 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly minced garlic (my addition)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon freshly chopped thyme
- dash of marjoram
- dash of minced bay leaf
For the Schnitzel
- 1 lb. pork or veal cutlets, cut 1/2 inch thick
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup flour
- 2 cups breadcrumbs (Panko breadcrumbs work great too)
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly minced garlic (my addition)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 2 – 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Garnish
- 1/4 cup minced parsley
- 4 slices of thick bacon, cooked until brown, and crumbled
Instructions
For the Jaeger sauce
- Heat the tablespoons of unsalted butter in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add the onions and garlic and sauté until translucent.
- Place the sliced mushrooms in the pan and brown for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Pour in the broth and white wine and cook for 3 minutes.
- Add the cream, mustard, worcestershire sauce, garlic, salt, pepper, parsley, thyme, marjoram and bay.
- Bring to a gentle boil.
- Lower the heat and simmer for several minutes.
- In a small, separate bowl, mix the remaining 2 tablespoons of cream with 2 tablespoons of flour.
- Add the flour slurry to the mushroom mixture and bring to a boil, stirring to avoid clumps.
- Add the fresh chopped parsley.
- Season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Turn off the heat and cover the pan with aluminum foil to keep warm while cutlets are cooked.
Make the schnitzel
- Lay the pork cutlets out on a cutting board.
- Cover the cutlets with plastic wrap and use a kitchen mallet or your fist to pound the cutlets until thin (1/4 inch thick or less)
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, pepper, salt and cayenne pepper.
- Melt the 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter in a medium sized skillet.
- Dip each cutlet in the flour mixture, then the eggs, and then the breadcrumbs.
- Shake off the excess, place in the skillet and sauté in the butter for 3 minutes on each side or until the pork cutlets are cooked through.
- Remove from heat and transfer to a serving platter.
- Retrieve the still warm, creamy jaeger sauce and pour it over the cooked cutlets and serve.
- Garnish with minced parsley and crumbled bacon.
Notes
- Note: Have some sour cream on hand to stir in if you prefer a thicker consistency in your sauce!